If you had to walk a mile for a jug of water every day, as millions of people do, it’s unlikely you’d use that precious water to bathe. Young entrepreneur Ludwick Marishane tells the amazing, funny story of how he invented a cheap, clean and convenient solution: DryBathâ„¢, the world’s first bath-substituting lotion.
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IOC tells Rio 2016 organizers “time is ticking”
With concern mounting about the pace of progress for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, the IOC warned Brazilian organizers Tuesday that “time is ticking†and they must attack the project “with all vigor†to ensure that the first Olympics in South America are a success. Rio has not finalized its budget for the Olympics as well as the venues for several sports, including rugby, hockey and golf, and the IOC Executive Board is also concerned  about the state of the country’s economy with new figures showing lower than expected growth. Read for instance The Star, Yahoo! Sport and the Los Angeles Times, via SCAQ Blog
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FIRST Trailer – The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games
The story of our summer – follow 12 first time Olympians at the London 2012 Games, including Missy Franklin and Chad Le Clos. Available to buy now on iTunes, see facebook.com/OlympicsFilm
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Frank Busch (USA) presentation on the importance of starts and push-offs
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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CC photo #339: Warm-up at Istanbul 2009
Lots of things happening in and around the pool of the LEN 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Dolphin Bites Girl at SeaWorld Caught on Tape – Jillian Thomas Interview on ‘GMA’
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Todd Schmitz (USA) presentation on Missy Franklin (100, 200m back)
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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Season XI WPT Montreal: Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps
Poker alert – Eighteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps on the rail at the WPT Montreal final table, and Jeanine Deeb caught up with him (and Antonio Esfandiari) for a chat about Jeff Gross, P.B.F.
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Romain Barnier (FRA) presentation on Florent Manaudou (50m free)
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic